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  • Tornadoes - powerful, but uncommon in SA

    Posted on August 08, 2016

    Images and video clips that looked like scenes from the disaster movie Twister were all over social media a few weeks ago when unexpected tornadoes hit the Gauteng province.

  • UP participates in Summer School on Geomatics in Germany

    Posted on August 04, 2016

    The first 'Geomatics and Participation' Summer School with students and lecturers from the University of Pretoria and the Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences recently took place in Karslruhe, Germany.

  • UP's Veterinary Science students star in new TV series

    Posted on August 04, 2016

    A new reality/documentary TV series on SABC 3 titled Frontier Vets, depicts the daily lives of six South African soon-to-be-qualified veterinary students from the University of Pretoria's Faculty of Veterinary Science.

  • Prof Robin Crewe appointed to co-chair IAP committee

    Posted on August 02, 2016

    Prof Robin Crewe, Director of the Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship at the University of Pretoria, has been appointed as co-chair of the committee established by the InterAcademy Council / InterAcademy Partnership for Research to consider 'harnessing science, engineering and medicine to...

  • Geology student awarded with Corstorphine Medal

    Posted on August 01, 2016

    Sameera Mohamed, a PhD student at the University of Pretoria, was recently honoured by the Geological Society of South Africa with the Corstorphine Medal.

  • Homegrown solutions for South Africa's hungry

    Posted on August 01, 2016

    The University of Pretoria's Institute for Food, Nutrition and Well-being is actively working with poor communities to turn the tide on hunger through various uplifting and innovative projects.

  • 2nd South African Malaria Research Conference to be presented by UP

    Posted on July 29, 2016

    The University of Pretoria Institute for Sustainable Malaria Control (UP ISMC) will present the 2nd South African Malaria Research Conference at the University’s Groenkloof Campus from Sunday, 31 July, to Tuesday, 2 August 2016.

  • Appointment of a new Dean of the Mamelodi Campus

    Posted on July 28, 2016

    The University is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Nthabiseng Audrey Ogude as Dean of the Mamelodi Campus with effect from 4 August 2016.

  • Why the African food basket should be full of beans and other pulses

    Posted on July 27, 2016

    In an article published on The Conversation Africa, Dr Nokuthula Vilakati from the Institute of Food, Nutrition and Well-being at UP, explained why the African food basket should be full of beans and other pulses.

  • Sharing the latest buzz about bees with learners

    Posted on July 27, 2016

    As part of an outreach programme to create awareness about the plight of the bee, the Social Insect Research Group (SIRG) from the Department of Zoology and Entomology aka 'The Bee Group' visited the Grade 7 learners of Cornwall Hill College during their Natural Science lessons earlier this year.

  • Science Communication in the spotlight at UP

    Posted on July 21, 2016

    The University recently launched Research Matters, an exciting new website that showcases and highlights some of its research and innovation output and emphasises the impact of this work in South Africa, Africa and globally.

  • Mining Resilience Research Centre established at the University of Pretoria

    Posted on July 19, 2016

    The newly established Mining Resilience Research Centre at UP will focus on multi-disciplinary research activities in the mining industry and developing lasting partnerships with leading international role players.

  • A true Bioscience ambassador for UP and Southern Africa

    Posted on July 19, 2016

    Thokozani Sikhosana, an MSc Biochemistry student at the University of Pretoria (UP) was recently selected as the Southern Africa Network for Biosciences (SANBio) student ambassador for Southern Africa.

  • Prof Horak honoured with award from the South African Academy for Science and Arts

    Posted on July 18, 2016

    Prof Ivan Horak, emeritus professor in the Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases in the Faculty of Veterinary Science at the University of Pretoria, was recently selected by the South African Academy for Science and Arts to receive the MT Steyn medal for exceptional achievement in natural...

  • UP collaborates to save the survivors

    Posted on July 15, 2016

    The Department of Paraclinical Sciences and various partners have initiated a project to determine how rearing conditions and environment affect orphaned rhinos' adaption to their natural habitat.

  • Muscle-building shakes don't always have as much protein as they claim to

    Posted on July 13, 2016

    A recent study by researchers at the University of Pretoria has found that when it comes to protein shakes, what is in the tub is not always what meets the eye.

  • Rhino research that matters at UP

    Posted on July 11, 2016

    Dr Cindy Harper and her team from UP's Veterinary Genetics Laboratory have developed a ground-breaking technique to collect and catalogue DNA from rhinos and rhino horns.

  • Welcome to the new genomics revolution!

    Posted on July 07, 2016

    According to Professor Don Cowen, Director of the Centre for Microbial Ecology and Genomics and the Genomics Research Institute at the University of Pretoria, we are currently in the midst of a new scientific revolution.

  • UP Biotechnologist one of the Next Einsteins

    Posted on July 06, 2016

    Pelly Malebe, a Biotechnology PhD candidate at the University of Pretoria, was recently selected as the Next Einstein Forum Ambassador for South Africa and represented the Next Einstein Forum and her country at the 2016 global gathering.

  • Student case competition becomes premium event at Agbiz Congress

    Posted on July 06, 2016

    Students from the University of Pretoria recently participated in the Agbiz Congress - a very successful student promotion programme that has been running since 2008 - where top graduated students in agribusiness-related fields get the opportunity to meet and engage with industry leaders.

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